Sarah Gamard

‘LaPolitics:’ House speaker, Senate president talk taxes

With new tax policies on the books, and given the holy hell the Legislature...

'LaPolitics:' Robocalls under fire, ACLU monitoring officials

State and federal enforcement agencies are receiving more complaints than ever about robocalls, commonly...

‘LaPolitics:’ SOS race shaping up, another candidate announces

Like he did during last year’s special election for state treasurer, U.S. Sen. John...

Capitol Views: House rejects budget bill, heads to compromise committee

This afternoon the full House overwhelmingly rejected the Senate's version of the state budget...

‘LaPolitics’: Net privacy will return to Capitol; Scalise’s aggressive re-election plans

Over the last two years, bills have been filed in about 25 states to...

Capitol Views: Budget bills advancing, but fate still unclear

The statehouse brought a glimmer of hope to the special session Thursday when it...

Capitol Views: Budget expected to pass House, but won’t leave the Senate without changes

As this year’s second special session gets closer to its June 4 deadline, lawmakers...

Capitol Views: Special session has ‘low-hanging fruit,’ but members are sour

As the second day of the Legislature’s special session reached mid-afternoon, lawmakers had introduced...

Capitol Views: JBE sees the ‘end of the road,’ others not so much

”What makes this special session different is that we've reached the end of the...

Capitol Views: ‘Pretend budget’ advanced by Louisiana Senate

A $28 billion spending plan that Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne calls a “pretend...